Soviet Move Offers Path Toward Nuclear Test Ban
The Soviet proposal to pause small underground tests below about 20 kilotons aims to enable mutual inspections and a comprehensive ban. Washington notes a possible step toward limits while continuing research and seismic controls, with a future treaty extending to all explosions and testing modalities.
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United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
New Mexico
Britain
Tsarapkin
Texas bank deposits show mixed gains and losses
Texas banks report a mixed pattern in deposits with some cities posting gains while others fall behind 1959 levels. Officials cite tax withdrawals, winter construction pauses, and high government bond yields as factors, noting overall deposit declines were small in percentage terms and that investment demand remains strong.
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Associated Press
Texas
U. S. Comptroller of Currency
Texas Banking Department
W. A. Pounds
Tyler
Texas Bankers Assn
Plainview
M. R. Snyder
City National Bank
J. B. Wheeler
Hale County State Bank
Death follows action of Little Rock officer at Lake Norrell
Raymond Eugene Smith, longtime Little Rock police chief, died after a self inflicted wound following a family incident at a cabin on Lake Norrell. He earned 38 years with the department, helped end a tumultuous integration era, and his death triggers city mourning from both black and white communities.
Huntsville Denies Says At Center Of Talk
The dispute centers on remarks attributed to Dr. Harmon Lowman and Sears. Huntsville councilmen condemned the remarks as uncalled for while others defend them as misinterpreted. Local merchants and ex students weigh in on who planned the home and the college president's role.
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Huntsville
Sears
LaVerne Smither
Hereford
Lowman
Joe Boaz
Harmon Lowman
Board of Regents
Ivan Hudspeth
Sam Houston
Ex-Students Assn
Hudspeth
Ex Lamesa Woman Walter Goodwins Rites Pending
Mrs Walter Goodwin about 52 of Gorman a former Lamesa resident died about 8 p m Saturday in a Stephenville hospital after about 10 days illness Burial will be in Lamesa Survivors include the husband a daughter Mrs Sion March of Los Angeles Calif two sisters Mrs Oliver B Cates Pecos and Mrs Rex Owens Pecos and three grandchildren The axis of Central America extends from northwest to southeast.
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Walter Goodwin
Gorman
Lamesa
Stephenville
Lubbock
Sion March
Banks
Los Angeles
Calif
Oliver
Cates
39Th St
Rex Owens
Pecos
Absenteeism in South Affects Civil Rights Vote Fight
The South used absentees to slow amendments in the House as Northern liberals skipped votes over the weekend. The Senate blocked Sen Douglas plan for federal registrars, ending five weeks of civil rights debate. Republicans aided Southern moderates in supporting the weakening amendment despite White House opposition.
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Washington
UPI
House
Dixie
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Flooding Soaks Homes Below Dam on Spring Friday
Water surged up to four feet in residences below the dam while residents stayed inside flooded homes. The river was forecast to crest Saturday night and eight to six homes west of Orlando flooded with property damage over 300000 dollars. Light snow or flurries were forecast for parts of New York and Pennsylvania with fair weather elsewhere as spring began.
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Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough River
National Guard
Page One
Orlando
New York
Pennsylvania
Five in family found dead heightening probe of Illinois cave murders
A man his wife and three children were found shot to death in Seneca Illinois near Starved Rock as investigators pursue a link to the killings of three women hikers. Police questioned a stable hand and two truck drivers while polygraph experts were brought in to test multiple suspects.
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Avalanche-Journal
Starved Rock State Park
Ill
Here
William Winders
Childdren
Seneca
Starved Rock
la Salle
Winders
Patricia
Debbie
Mike
Leslie
National Biscuit Company
Marseilles
Ottawa
Lillian Oetting
Frances Murphy
Mildred Lindquist
Springfield
Levelland Okays One Bond While Rejecting Another
Levelland voters reject a 967000 bond for new schools and extra facilities by a wide margin with 1754 ballots counted after 10 mutilated ballots. Spur approves a 436000 bond to maintain accreditation and Lorenzo Robertson districts vote to consolidate after years of attempts.
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Levelland
Lorenzo and Robertson
Carver
Spur
Texas Education Agency
East Ward
Lorenzo and
Robertson
Multiple Birth Announcements Reported Across Local Hospitals
A string of birth notices from West Texas and nearby hospitals lists new arrivals. Parents include R G Jones, Bob Veretto, Kenneth Click, James Fanning, Bill Grady, Joe Martinez, Douglas B Davis, Don KB Robinson, Thomas Pirkle, Ray Ainsworth, Vernon Tong, Bernabe Mendoza, Howard Bheats, William Ray Beer, Willy Doyal DeVore, Harvey Allen, Basilin Paz, Domingo Rendon and others with details on weight and time of birth.
Senate Debates Rights Bill Slow Down Other Work
The Senate has stalled for five weeks over civil rights, delaying floor votes and committee work. House action on money bills continues but faces a similar hold, with several measures awaiting Senate passage and funding decisions affecting NASA Project Mercury and other agencies.
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Washington
House
Senate Talkathon
Dixie
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Labor Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Los Angeles
Ouly
Senate
Chicago
National
Aero-nautics and Space Administration
Senate Appropriations Committee
Figures Still Cause Trouble For Scholars
Pretty Sandy Cherniss, 21, at San Francisco City College faces campus scrutiny over her 41-26-37 figure. Faculty advisers urge looser clothing as she defends her right to attend classes and cafeteria talks, citing discomfort from being singled out.
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San Francisco
UPS
Sandy Cherniss
Sandy
San Francisco City College
Mary Golding
Associated Students
Princesses Vie For Show Ring Honors At Lubbock Fair
Princess candidates for the county stock show were named with five FFA finalists and three 4-H finalists. Judging begins Monday with steer and swine events, culminating Wednesday with a sale of prize stock. Burgett and Milliken, both from local farms, hold prior Farm Bureau and festival honors and plan careers in law or teaching.
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Lubbock County
Burgett
Farm Bureau
South Plains
Lubbock
FFA
Milliken
West Texas
Miss Milliken
Miss Burgett
Shallowater High School
Frenship High School
Bob Stephens
KFYO
Suzanne Darby
B. A. Darby
Roosevelt
Linda Rowden
C. H. Rowden
Ralls
Ann Speer
J. S. Speer
New Deal
Kay Frances Wilson
C. F. Wilson
Muleshoe
Terica Reasoner
Bates Reasoner
Slaton
Sue Wages
Glen Wages
Yvonne Skinner
Texas Tech
South Plains Maid of Cotton
Jack Christian
South Plains Electric Co-op, Inc
Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Fairgrounds
Bank Deposits and Loans Totals Across Major Lenders
Deposits continued from page one show National Bank with 7 737 997 09. Loans and discounts list American State Bank 12 877 718 44 Citizens National Bank 22 659 589 26 First National Bank 47 274 076 46 Lubbock National Bank 23 511 984 83 Plains National Bank 3 361 253 98.
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Page One National Bank
American State Bank
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Lubbock National Bank
Plains National Bank
Crater Search Continues for Northwest Electra Crash
In Tell City Indiana debris and a 50 foot crater are being investigated to explain why a Northwest Airlines Electra turboprop exploded 18,000 feet above southern Indiana. Officials consider turbulence fatigue or a propeller failure. senators doubt bombing. Army troops assist as crews press salvage and memorial plans move forward.
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Sam Hancock
Tell City
Ind
UPI
Northwest Airlines
Indiana
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ohio Valley
Minneapolis
Chicago
Florida
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Homer Capeheart
R-Ind
Hartke
Capehart
Jamaica
National Guard
City
General MacArthur Undergoes Prostate Operation
Eighty year old Gen. Douglas MacArthur had a 45 minute operation Saturday for a urinary tract obstruction caused by a prostate gland ailment. Postoperative bulletin said he has fully reacted from anesthesia with normal pulse respiration and blood pressure and an excellent condition. Four physicians attended the procedure at Lenox Hill Hospital. Mrs. MacArthur waited in hospital quarters. MacArthur had been hospitalized since January 29 for preparatory treatment.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
MacArthur
Most Wanted FBI fugitive nabbed near Mexico City
Kenneth Ray Lawson, 32, one of the FBI's ten most wanted, was arrested on the outskirts of Mexico City as he allegedly prepared to flee. An informant said Lawson, known for a dramatic escape from Tennessee State Penitentiary in April last year, was taken with another man and two women. Lawson joined the list last January.
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Harding College
Searcy
Raymond Eugene Smith
Little Rock
Civil Service Commission
Central
State Capitol
Smith
Mexico City
Kenneth Ray Lawson
FBI
Interior Ministry
Lawson
Tennessee State
Pedestrian Killed by Two Automobiles on Third Avenue
A pedestrian identified as Patrick Kehoe died after being struck by a car driven by Philip Redmond and then by a taxi driven by Max Tauber on Third Avenue New York. Police reported Kehoe died instantly with neither driver held.
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New York
UPI
Third Avenue
Patrick Kehoe
Philip Redmond
Max Tauber
Kehoe
Lamesa Man Charged In Car Theft Ring
E. X. Hill a 47 year old Lamesa used car dealer faced four counts of receiving and concealing stolen cars. He had been free on 1500 dollar bond after February arrest in To hoka and was later charged along with Charles A. White 25. The four stolen vehicles traced to November and December 1959 were taken in Lubbock Brownfield and Big Spring and involved new door post tags. National Auto Theft Bureau aid from Martin Koonsman produced a four page report. Hill is to appear in Justice of the Peace Earl Goens court.
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Lamesa
E. X. Hill
Hill
Tohoka
Charles A. White
Henry Mayfield
Lubbock
Brownfield
Big Spring
Mayfield
Martin Koonsman
Abilene
National Auto Theft Bureau
Koonsman
Justice of the Peace
Earl Goen
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Port Arthur
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Grayson C
Orange C
Sher
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Denison
Corsicana
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McAllen
Lake Norrell
South Maple Street
Howard Dishough
Mrs. Herbert
I. C. Bates
Daisy
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Arkansas
Central America
South
Illinois Cave
R. G. Jones
Rt. 1
Ropesville
West Texas Hospital
Bob Veretto
Mary's Hospital
Aarmer
Kenneth Click
57Th St
Methodist Hospital
James Fanning
Ave
S. B. Benson Co
Bill Grady
16Th
Joe Martinez
Ave. D
Douglas B. Davis
Midland
Federal Aviation Agency
Don KB. Robinson
18Th St
McWhorter's Brake Service
Thomas C. Pirkle
N. Ave
Co-Op
MNL
Ray
Ainsworth
43Rd St
Goodnight Hospital
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Vernon Tong
Colgate
St. Mary's Hospital
Bernabe Mendoza
Rt. 3
Laibbock
Mary's Hopital
Howard
20Th St
Mary'n Hospital
Texas ‘Tech
William Ray Beer
Auburn St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Willy Doyal DeVore
Emory
Porter Hospital
Lubbock Pump Co
Harvey J. Allen
Emyer
Taylor Hospital
Cadenhead Servis Gasa
Domingo Rendon
Christopher Columbus
Santa Maria
Princesses
Mexico
Eric the Red
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Iceland
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